Machine for making and loading paper cups



Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER 3,344,580

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND. LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ARTHUR J.GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS x. 2 \N\ wx Q. m 4 T a m /r m m W m S WH E LN mm A P e h 5 J 1 B 2 JAN H km T u Q \WN \MN a. 5 w w 5 l t C 0 d e 1 m Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS 21 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 INVENTOR ARTHUR J.GR|NER Oct. 3, 1957 GRINER 3,344,580

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER 3,344,580

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets$heet 5 INVENTOR ARTHUR J.GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS 21 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS 21 Sheets-Sheet '7 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 QWY N w INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER M'f P ENT 'AG'T.

Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS 21 SheetsSheet 8 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 ARTHUR J. GRINER INVENTOR PATENT AGT.

Oct. 3, 1967 J. GRINER 3,344,580

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed 001;. 15, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENTOR ARTHUR .GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 J GRINER 3,344,589

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 2 1 Sheets-Sheet 1O l l l I INVENTOR ARTHUR J.GRINER A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Oct. 3, 1967 21 Sheets-Sheet 11 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 Du E W Du w J R U vm mR A S P U C R E P A P G W mm o NL D N GA G Wm K A M R O F Du N I H 0 A M Oct. 3, 1967 21 Sheets-Sheet 12 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRENER 3,344,580

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Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRZNER 3,344,589

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets- She et 14.

INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRENER 3,344,580

MACHINE FdR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet 15 Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS 21 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed Oct. 15, 1965 m T N E V m ARTHUR J.GRINER 0d. 3, 1967 A. J. GRlNER 3,344,580

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet 1'? INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER Oct. 3, 1967 A. J. GRINER 3,344,580

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MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS Filed Oct. 15, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet 2O INVENTOR ARTHUR J. GRINER 

1. A MACHINE FOR MAKING AND LOADING PAPER CUPS WITH COOKIES OR THE LIKE INCLUDING COOKIE INFEED CONVEYOR MEANS IN WHICH COOKIES ARE FED IN SERIATIM, A SELECTOR CONVEYOR TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED WITH RELATION TO SAID INFEED CONVEYOR MEANS, A PAIR OF PARALLEL CONVEYORS INCLUDING AN ACCUMULATING CONVEYOR AND A CROSS FEED CONVEYOR LEADING FROM THE SELECTOR CONVEYOR AND TO WHICH CROSS FEED CONVEYOR IS SUPPLIED A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF COOKIES BY SAID SELECTOR CONVEYOR, COOKIE PUSHER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF COOKIES OUT OF THE CROSS FEED CONVEYOR INTO THE ACCUMULATING CONVEYOR, CUP FORMING MEANS BENEATH WHICH SAID ACCUMULATING CONVEYOR PASSES, PIVOTED CUP CARRIER MEANS BETWEEN THE CUP FORMING MEANS AND THE ACCUMULATING CONVEYOR FOR RECEIVING FROM SAID FORMING MEANS A FINISHED PAPER CUP RIGHT SIDE UP AND DEPOSITING THE SAME IN INVERTED CAPPING POSITION OVER A BUCKET OF THE ACCUMULATING CONVEYOR TO ENCLOSE THE COOKIES THEREIN, CUP RIGHTING AND TRANSFER MEANS FOR PICKING THE INVERTED CUP AND COOKIES AS A UNIT OUT OF THE ACCUMULATING CONVEYOR BUCKET, AND A DISCHARGE PACKAGE PUSHING MEANS WITHIN OPERATING RANGE OF WHICH IS DEPOSITED, RIGHT SIDE UP SAID TRANSFER MEANS, SAID CUP AND COOKIE UNIT FOR DISCHARGE. 